Except as otherwise provided by law, any note, mortgage or other credit agreement may provide for the payment of reasonable costs of collection, including, but not limited to, court costs, attorney fees and collection agency fees, except that such costs of collection: (1) May not include costs that were incurred by a salaried employee of the creditor or its assignee; and (2) may not include the recovery of both attorney fees and collection agency fees.
K.S.A. 58-2312
Stipulation for attorney fees void
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case In Re Hyer (1994)
Most recently applied in 248 F. App'x 942 - Hartford Fire Insurance v. P & H Cattle Co. (September 2007)
L. 1876, ch. 77, § 1; R.S. 1923, 67-312; L. 1994, ch. 276, § 3; July 1.
Official source: Kansas Office of Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Kansas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.